Wrapped R's package system similarly to perlPackages

pkgs/development/r-modules/generic/builder.sh

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+source $stdenv/setup
+
+export R_LIBS_SITE="$R_LIBS_SITE${R_LIBS_SITE:+:}$out/library"
+
+
+if test -n "$rPreHook"; then
+    eval "$rPreHook"
+fi
+
+installPhase() {
+	runHook preInstall
+	mkdir -p $out/library
+	R CMD INSTALL -l $out/library $src
+	runHook postInstall
+}
+
+postFixup() {
+    if test -e $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs; then
+        ln -s $out/nix-support/propagated-native-build-inputs $out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages
+    fi
+}
+
+genericBuild

pkgs/development/r-modules/generic/default.nix

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+R:
+
+{ buildInputs ? [], ... } @ attrs:
+
+R.stdenv.mkDerivation (
+  {
+  }
+  //
+  attrs
+  //
+  {
+    name = "r-" + attrs.name;
+    builder = ./builder.sh;
+    buildInputs = buildInputs ++ [ R ];
+    phases = [ "installPhase" "fixupPhase" ];
+  }
+)